Van's Aircraft RV8
My
name is John Huft, and I live in Pagosa Springs, Colorado.
When I looked into building a kit plane, I did not look very hard at the plastic, or
compost, airplanes. I have done small projects in fiberglass, and I hate it!
Having been a machinist, and tool and die maker, I knew that I could stick with an aluminum airplane project, and already had some of the tools and know-how, although I had no sheet metal experience.
For the
last 25 years I have been an electrical engineer, designing electronic circuits.
No doubt you will see some of that mind-set here as well.
These
pages chronicle the construction and flying of RV8 number 80913.
send email to me -- john "at" lazy8.net
Go back to Lazy 8 home page
I have decided to name her "Nuisance" in the hope that
she will be a real nuisance to the other racers.
It is a play on the famous F1 racer Nemesis. Mine
is not so serious as Nemesis.
The figure is a self portrait of the builder near
the end of the project.
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Race Results
3rd Place 200 HP RVs 2003 Sun
100 188.4 Kts
1st Place Class "A" (fixed gear) 2003 Colorado Pilots Assn.
Denver to Jackpot, NV Air Classic
2nd Place RV class 2004 Sun 100 196.5
Kts
1st Place RV class 2004 AirVenture
Cup 180.32 Kts
2nd Place RV class 2005 AirVenture Cup
200.95 mph
2nd Place RV class 2006 AirVenture Cup
210.12 mph
3rd Place 360 cu. in. class 2006 Rocket
100 216.01 MPH
1st Place Class "A" (fixed gear) 2007 Colorado
Pilots Assn. Denver to Jackpot, NV Air Classic 173.6 kts.
1st Place RV class 2007 AirVenture Cup 235.4
mph
1st Place RV class 2007 Rocket 100 224.15 mph
1st Place RV class 2008 Denver 150 199.24 kts.
1st Place RV class 2008 AirVenture Cup 249.91
mph
Workmanship Awards
2nd Place Homebuilt from Kit 2003 Rocky
Mountain Regional EAA Flyin
"Outstanding Workmanship" Homebuilt from Kit Oshkosh
2003
Reserve Grand Champion Copperstate 2003
Grand Champion Land of Enchantment RV flyin 2003
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This was my prize from LOE
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